Cyn

Cynthia "Cyn" Nabozny (born May 13, 1993) is an American singer and songwriter.

Early life Cyn was born on May 13, 1993, in Michigan. She has described her parents' divorce, which occurred when she was a toddler, as "a big driver of her love for music." After failing to get into DePaul University's music program, she graduated from the university in Management Information Systems.

Personal life

She began a relationship with filmmaker Kyle Newman in 2020. They have a son, born February 2021 and a daughter born in 2023.

Career

In September 2015, she wrote the song "Only With You", which she performed two months later for Katy Perry. Two years after its conception, "Only With You" was released as a single. Throughout 2018 Cyn opened for Perry's Witness: The Tour across Mexico, made her Bonnaroo debut and toured North America with Years & Years. That year her single "Moment of Truth" was also part of the animated feature film Smallfoot. The seven-track release included songs co-written and produced by both Lars Stalfors and Matias Mora. Cyn describes the work as a "Parisian park" and that most of the songs on it, including lyrics and melody, are built around a single sentence, the "thesis statement". and her song "I Can't Believe" was included as part of the soundtrack for To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You.

Cyn wrote and recorded the songs "Drinks" and "Uh-Oh" for the 2020 Oscar-winning motion picture Promising Young Woman. "Drinks" spent two months at U.S. Top 40 Radio, peaking at #22 in July 2020. That June, Cyn released The Mixed Drinks Collection which featured a stripped-down reworking of the song, along with remixes from NERVO, Ladyhawke, MNDR and Uffie. "Drinks" continued to grow in popularity throughout the following year and was featured prominently in high-profile shows Inventing Anna and Gossip Girl.

In August 2021, Cyn recorded a cover version of Sixpence None the Richer's "Kiss Me" for the Netflix film soundtrack of He's All That (2021) and in March 2022 released a version of the Karen Elson & Daniel Tashian penned song "Heaven Shine A Light" for the HBO Max original film, Moonshot.

2022 saw Cyn release two singles, "House with a View" and "Losing Sleep" as she continued working on her full-length debut album.

Her debut album 'Valley Girl' was released via Unsub/Capitol Records in Nov 2024.

Artistry and influences One of the first songs Cyn enjoyed as a child was "Foolish Games" by Jewel. Alongside Jewel, she considers Sheryl Crow and Rosalía her favorite artists.

Extended plays Title Details Mood Swing Released: September 20, 2019 Label: Unsub Records Format: Digital download, vinyl Mood Swing (even moodier) Released: September 18, 2020 Label: Unsub Records Format: Digital download Valley Girl (Side A - Lost on Laurel) Released: September 6, 2024 Label: Unsub Records Format: Digital download Valley Girl (Side B - Los Angeles, No Offense) Released: November 15, 2024 Label: Unsub Records Format: Digital download

Singles

Other songs

Music videos Title Year Director(s) "Only With You" 2017 "Believer" 2018 "I'll Still Have Me" "Terrible Ideas"2019 "Holy Roller" Ally Pankiw "I Can't Believe"2020 Daniel Waynick and Cyn "Drinks" Taylor Fauntleroy "House With a View" 2022 Kyle Newman "Losing Sleep"2023 "Where Do All the Diamonds Go?" Miche Sieg and Rose Chirillo "Growing Up" Janush Libicki "I Don't Care"2024 "Crazy"

Tours Opening act Witness: The Tour (2018) Palo Santo Tour (2018)